The 20th Senatorial Blog will cover news in the election to replace outgoing Senator Charles Lemmond in the 20th Senatorial District of Pennsylvania.

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Lodge #46 Endorses Baker

John Hancock Memorial FOP Lodge Endorses Baker

We received the following press release from the Baker camp. It is posted in its entirety.

LISA BAKER RECEIVES ENDORSEMENTOF REGIONAL STATE POLICE UNION

Fraternal Order of Police, John Hancock Memorial Lodge #46, Endorses Lisa Baker for State Senator

DALLAS– The Baker for Senate campaign is pleased to announce that Lisa Baker, Republican candidate for State Senator, has received the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police, John Hancock Memorial Lodge #46.

“The members of the lodge recognize Lisa’s support and mutual concern for issues facing law enforcement officers and the general well-being and safety of the citizens of the our region and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, “said Joseph E. Sarkis, president of Lodge #46.

“The Pennsylvania State Police provide critical police protection to much of the 20th Senatorial District, particularly our rural communities. I am proud to have the support of the John Hancock Memorial Lodge and am committed to making sure that we work together to improve public safety and police service throughout the region.”

The John Hancock Memorial Lodge #46 is comprised of over 350 active and retired members of the Pennsylvania State Police who live and work primarily in Wayne, Pike, Lackawanna and Susquehanna counties.

Gald to see Lisa can go to the police, promise them the sun and the moon, and get an endorsement. How many police did you hire, Lisa? How much equipment did you buy for police, Lisa? Maybe if you ever had a real decision making role, instead of being a pencil-pushing, glad handing lacky, you'd understand the complexities of how a police force actually works. So keep running around the district promising and glad handing. People see right through that. I can even see the strings from the puppeteer.

Looks like someone else needs to sharpen his pencil, or at least learn how to operate a calculator:

Did you miss this Norton?

Mayor alters earlier statements about 140 dealers being taken off streetHaggerty cuts drug arrest totalsBy KRIS WERNOWSKY kwernowsky@leader.netKINGSTON – In a contentious tug-of-war with the Times Leader about the release of municipal crime statistics, Kingston Mayor James Haggerty in a statement Thursday said the Kingston Police Department in the past eight months took 140 drug dealers off the street.

Pressed Friday for details of the arrests, the mayor backtracked from the statement and clarified it by saying:

• Those arrested were not all accused of dealing drugs; some possessed drugs

That woman is pure fucking evil. She has no business whatsoever as a lawmaker. Her and her fat-assed husband are the biggest joke going. Neither have ever had original thoughts. Just conduits for Pat Solano and the Sordoni/Flack coalition to have their way with the taxpayers.

Boss Hogg, of Hazzard County, not to be confused with Boss Carroll of Luzerne County, has decided to endorse Lisa Baker. Enos was unavailable for comment, but Cletus said, "We chose Lisa Baker because she's smart, she's intelligient, and her husband's knickname is "Flash" just like Roscoe's hound."

Baker will be honored at a $100 per person Chicken Dinner/Pig Calling contest at the Boar's Nest. Cooter and those Duke Boys are not invited.

It's a shame that the race can't be won on endorsements alone. You actually have to have some experience and I am not talking about a summer camp at Harvard paid for by the taxpayers to use to fluff up a resume.